GEORGIA MILITARY INDIAN WARS Draft Jan 1836
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29 Jan 1836
MILITARY DRAFT-The Commander in chief having, in
general orders, required a draft of one hundred
and ten men from the first brigade, and two
hundred and thirty from the second brigade, of the
third division, G. M.
Major Gen. J. W. A. Sanford, has issued orders
requiring officers commanding regiments in those
brigades, forthwith to assemble their commands and
detail proportionate numbers of men, by draft, or
voluntary enlistment, for the Florida service.
Twenty men will be drafted from the Baldwin
regiment, under the command of Col. A. HAMMOND, on
Saturday, the 30th inst.
AID TO FLORIDA.-The Governor has issued orders for
a draft of thirty five hundred men, from the 1st,
2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, divisions of
militia, to be held, in readiness for an immediate
march to Florida.
He has also ordered the following Volunteer
Companies of Infantry to march without delay, to
aid the force already in Florida, viz: The
Hancock Blues, Captain A. S. Brown; the State
Fencibles, of Putnam, Captain J. A. Merriwether;
the Morgan Guards, Captain N. G. Foster; the
Monroe Musqueteers, Captain J. Cureton; and the
Macon Volunteers, Captain J. Seymore. The three
first of these companies will rendezvous at
Milledgeville, and will join the other two at
Macon; from whence they will proceed by water to
Picolata.
The Governor has also ordered the Washington
Cavalry, Captain C. J. Malone, and the Baldwin
Cavalry, to march immediately to Florida. The
last corps has elected A. H. Kenan Esq. to its
command during the expedition.
These corps will constitute a force of about three
hundred infantry, and between one and two hundred
cavalry.
The Richmond infantry, comprising one hundred men,
left Augusta, for Florida, proceeding by water,
down the Savannah river, on the 23rd instant.
Colonel Bankhead, of the U. S. army, will take
command of the artillery in Florida.
5 Feb 1836
THE WAR IN FLORIDA-Major General Scott has been
designated by the War Department for the command
of the troops in Florida; and it is a source of
the highest gratification, that our fellow
citizens who will take part in the approaching
campaign, will be placed under the command of an
officer so gentlemanly and accomplished, so
scientific and talented. The splendid victories
which he achieved against the best soldiers of
England, are a sufficient tuarantee, that the
operations against the Seminoles will be conducted
with vigor and ability. He has had a conference
with governor Schley, in Milledgeville, in
relation to the preparations for the campaign.
Three gallant companies, from Hancock, Morgan, and
Putnam, making about two hundred men, have marched
from Milledgeville.-The Baldwin cavalry will march
on the 10th instant. May the God of battles
shield them in danger, grant success to their
arms, and restore them in safetly to their
friends, when they shall have thoroughly subdued
the savage enemy!
A company of Hussars, under captain Bones,
containing seventy-four men, have left Augusta,
for Florida; and many additional volunteers have
preceeded from Savannah.
On the 18th inst, about 40 volunteers from St.
Augustine, under the command of Maj. Putnam, were
attacked at Mrs. Anderson's plantation, on
Hallifax river, by a party of about 150 Indians.
The buildings on the plantation had been
previously burnt by the savages. The whites
defended themselves for an hour and a half
successfully, from behind the ruinous walls of the
burnt houses; dring which time they did not lose a
man; and but one of their party was wounded. But
the savages then made a movement on their flank,
and the party from St. Augustine, fearing that
they would be cut off, fled in confusion to their
boats. During this unhappy flight, seventeen of
them were wounded, several mortally. The water
near the landing was shallow; all of their guns,
but one, were rendered useless by being wet; and
it was with difficulty that, in this alarming
situation they got their boats beyond the reach of
the fire of the Indians.
Information has been received from Key West, that
the family of Wm. Cooley Esq., near the Light
House, on Cape Florida, has been shockingly
massacred by a party of Seminoles.
Major Hart, with seventy men, Florida militia, has
been engaged in patroling the country from
Picolatla to the head of the Santafee north and
west of St. Johns. Col. Mills has been employed,
with sixty men, also from Florida militia, in
scouring the country froom Julington creek, on the
St. Johns eastward to the sea coast.
About the middle of January, Col. Parish of Middle
Florida, with about a hundred men, encountered a
part of about one hundred Indians, in the
direction of Wetumka, and drove them from the
ground. The Indian loss was seven killed; that o
fthe whites was only two wounded.